Charlestown High Pirates plugging big holes

Replacing Daniel at quarterback among deepest

10:04 AM,
Aug. 19, 2013

Charlestown coach Jason Hawkins.

Written by

Kenzie Winstead
| The Courier-Journal

A year ago Charlestown High School's football team enjoyed a record-breaking season, easily winning its first 12 games before enduring a heartbreaking loss to Gibson Southern in the Class 3-A regionals.

Many of the players who had major roles in that steamroller are gone, especially on offense, but coach Jason Hawkins said he has some talented pieces with which to retool.

One of the biggest holes came from the departure of quarterback Aaron Daniel, one of the state's top players a year ago and now a preferred walk-on at Indiana University. His numbers in 2012 were staggering: 2,075 yards, 36 ...